The Fall of the Roman Empire Released 1964-03-24 is a story that falls under the Drama, History, War category. Movie Story "In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.".